Re: Ambiguous column names in subselects - how resolve?

"Brian Tkatch" <N/A> schreef in bericht news:ii30f39i87ogt1l535duct00uu6uhe93rc_at_4ax.com...
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:58:31 -0700, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
> wrote:
>
>>Brian Tkatch wrote:
>>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:03:29 -0700, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Brian Tkatch wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:08:04 +0200, "Shakespeare" <whatsin_at_xs4all.nl>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> <SNIP on topic stuff>
>>>>>> As said by others: using * in a query is a bad idea. Using * to
>>>>>> *shout* in
>>>>>> your post is even worse..... if you expect serious answers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shakespeare
>>>>>>
>>>>> *ahem*
>>>>>
>>>>> "Netiquette Guidelines" <URL:http://rfc.net/fyi0028.html> in section
>>>>> "2.1.1 For mail:", paragraph 17:
>>>>>
>>>>> - Use symbols for emphasis. That *is* what I meant. Use
>>>>> underscores for underlining. _War and Peace_ is my favorite
>>>>> book.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's paragraph 16 that decries SHOUTING:
>>>>>
>>>>> - Use mixed case. UPPER CASE LOOKS AS IF YOU'RE SHOUTING.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, using asterisks to shout is abnormal, to the point where noone
>>>>> would care anyway. Using it for emphasis, is recommended. But who am i
>>>>> to tell the bard... :)
>>>>>
>>>>> B.
>>>> One aspect of communication that must be accepted is that when you are
>>>> in your parent's house ... you follow your parent's rules.
>>>>
>>>> When in c.d.o.misc you observe the group's standards. When in alt.test.
>>>> you don't.
>>>
>>> And here i thought i gave the "standard" answer.... :)
>>>
>>> B.
>>
>>Not sure you didn't. I just wanted to point out that in most usenet
>>groups spamming is permitted by the charter. In this one it is not.
>>Each group is a community unto itself with its own standards.
>
> Spamming? Perhaps i missed the point here. I thought we were talking
> about emphasis via asterisks.
>
> B.

Okay, sorry, I was *mistaken* here! Did not mean to start a complete new discussion here.....
SORRY FOR THAT!
Still, when someone uses *too* much *emphasis* it may start to *look* like he's actually shouting.....
And I still think it's not the cleverest way to react on anwsers on one's posts. Netiquette or not...

Shamespeare. Received on Wed Sep 19 2007 - 04:12:58 CDT